Togo vs Zambia: Annual death rates at different ages
Togo
42.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
39.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Togo rank
26th
Zambia rank
27th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Togo
- Zambia
How they compare
Togo currently reports 42.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 39.51 deaths per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Togo ahead.
Togo ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Togo averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Togo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 152.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Togo |
| 1960s | 141.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Togo |
| 1970s | 123.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Togo |
| 1980s | 104.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8759 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 90.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 108.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 72.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 55.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Togo |
| 2020s | 44.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Togo or Zambia?
- Togo, at 42.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 39.51 deaths per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Togo and Zambia?
- 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Togo and Zambia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Togo ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.